LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Unitaries are not an everywhere panacea

Based on his experience of living in Cornwall, Richard Stokoe concludes the current rural unitary system is completely broken.

By Richard Stokoe | 04 October 2022

Unitary councils made sense to me.

Districts always seemed an administrative excess that caused unnecessary duplication, massive inefficiency and stopped residents understanding who does what.

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Popular articles by Richard Stokoe

  1. Time to ditch the Assembly
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  3. A nine-point guide to COVID-19 crisis communications
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